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Siege of Ancona

Siege of Ancona was a siege conducted in September 1860 at Ancona, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Wars of Italian Independence. The recorded result: Sardinian victory. Recorded strength: ~16,500 men; Naval squadron against 4,100–6,000 men; 129 guns.

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Assalto della flotta contro la lanterna d'Ancona. Litografia a colori, 225 x 153 mm
Assalto della flotta contro la lanterna d'Ancona. Litografia a colori, 225 x 153 mm. Carlo Bossoli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember 1860
WhereAncona, Italy43.617N, 13.517E
OutcomeSardinian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of SardiniaagainstPapal States
Casualties and losses~180 killed or woundedand~400 killed or wounded; 4,100–6,000 captured; 4 civilians killed
Part ofWars of Italian IndependencePiedmontese campaign in Central Italy

Where it sits in the Wars of Italian Independence

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6 placed engagements of the Wars of Italian Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember 1860 (month precision)
to 29 September 1860
PlaceAncona, Italy
43.617N, 13.517E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Territorial changeAnnexation of the Marche and Umbria by the Kingdom of Sardinia
Strength~16,500 men; Naval squadron4,100–6,000 men; 129 guns
Casualties and losses~180 killed or wounded~400 killed or wounded; 4,100–6,000 captured; 4 civilians killed
Commanders
  • Manfredo Fanti
  • Carlo Pellion di Persano
  • Louis Juchault de Lamoricière
  • Hermann Kanzler
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1174 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1860

Siege of Ancona is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28671351, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ancona (1860), revision 1383762687, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.